Watching you guys is like watching Mary Poppins take things out of her bag! I'm a new viewer and am just LOVING watching you two! I smile through the entire episodes with numerous bouts of laughing out loud! Just so great!!😄Oooba Dooba!!!
OMG! I almost end peed my pants when Laura found out Brenda doesn’t keep track of her fabric used! 🤣😂🤣😂 To Brenda’s credit she does remember a lot of the fabrics she uses. I understand being overwhelmed, there just isn’t enough time in the day and even when you retire there still won’t be enough hours in the day! Happy stitching Ladies, love all your projects, wips, finishes. Hope to see you again soon!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the Sampler Bowl, just beautiful! Brenda, I love your want to stitch collection. Not only do I cross stitch, but I quilt. I love going thru my stash, it makes me so happy. Yes, I get overwhelmed, I have so much. and no I dont feel guilty. I work full time as a Nurse. My crafting is my mental health time
You each make me so happy. I don’t have any cross stitch friends locally so you two fill the bill. You make me laugh and inspire me and I appreciate you so much. Thank you friends.
I have been watching your videos religiously from the very beginning and just love watching the two of you! Your stitching is amazing and Brenda, all the stitchy goodies! Love them all! I died laughing when Brenda spoke about the floss drops that Laura never gave her. Too funny! Thank you for brightening my Sundays. Brenda, any advice for me about chemo? I am about to start radiation and chemo combined and then 18 sessions of heavy duty chemo. I admired your courage. Thank you ladies for the wonderful videos, for sharing your love of stitching and for all of your stash!!!
We are sending you lots of love and best wishes for your chemo and radiation therapy Linda!!!!!!! Brenda can give you some tips but we hope you can keep stitching during this difficult time. Hugs!!!
I have never laughed so hard when Laura found out Brenda didn’t write down the linen she uses… you ladies are my favorite to watch when I need a laugh… you brighten my day…and inspire me with your projects. ❤😂
Wow! That was quite the Brenda show today! 😂 I'm not used to seeing Brenda all hepped up and Laura so cool and collected...and giving Brenda those marching orders to write down her fabric choices! 😂. What's happening in the universe?! 😂 Brenda, I love how your Florence Mary Dickinson piece is coming along. I've been waffling about getting that for so long now. I'm off to Hobby House to see if any charts are left. Hope you are both enjoying whatever it is you'll be stitching on in the next few weeks! Be well!
I like to consider myself a collector of all the pretty cross stitch things. The process of purchasing and picking out fabric and threads is enjoyable to me. I like you have so many things kitted up to stitch and I realize I will not live long enough to stitch it all but it is my hobby and I love it! I so enjoy watching your videos.🙂❤
Can I just say how much I love you two? I really love how you said you support the designers (when you were talking about 20 years worth of stitching). I feel the same way. As a quilter, I think collecting fabric and sewing a quilt are two separate hobbies! Keep doing what you are doing!
I'm so appreciative of you both...you bring me so much happiness ❤❤❤. I love all you share and your patterns, floss, fabric help this stitchie community so much. I'm certain I have more love and appreciation for the artists from watching you then I would on my own. I'm definitely buying some charts...heartstring samplery strawberry....I've never seen before and now it's in my cart as a PDF to buy. Your enthusiasm is beyond containment and very contagious and welcome in my world.❤❤❤
Oh, ladies, what a wonderful video! You two are the greatest enablers! Another one worthy of multiple viewings, so much stitchy goodness. Thanks for sharing all of your project bags along with the projects enclosed in them. Brenda, your dough bowl is so amazing! A gorgeous vignette of your beautiful stitching arranged with such lovely vintage pieces. Thank you for sharing!
Brenda, Three things: Your finish was gorgeous, your bowl presentation was a great idea, and 3 Laura gave you marching orders. Keep track of what fabric you are using. The people want to know! I appreciate you sharing your charts. Some people collect stamps, cars etc you collect cross stitch. Go for it❣️
Thanks for another fabulous video! It was almost like Freaky Friday - Brenda was Laura and Laura was Brenda!! 😂 No such thing as a too long Floss Tube or too much stash!❤️
I could watch a flosstube with you two EVERY day!! So much joy, laughter, inspiration and stash envy!! Please don't stay away too long, so we don't have withdrawals! xoxoxo
Brenda you need to finish Every Opening Flower!! You are the reason I came back to cross stitch and that is the pattern you showed when you had it started. I have completely gone down the rabbit hole!! Love you all so much.
I always watch every episode of your flosstubes but I have to admit this one had me laughing out loud! Especially since Brenda doesn’t write down her linen picks. Too funny. I thought Laura was going to give Brenda marching choices. Thanks for sharing all of your stitchy goodies with us even though you have other things going on behind the scenes. Until your next video…take care.
Oh, ladies. I so needed your hilarity this weekend. Thank you for the laughs. (Laura’s realization that Brenda doesn’t keep track of fabric names was priceless. Brenda, your knowledge week over week of fabrics astounds me!) You are the best of friends. Thank you for sharing your love of stitching with us all. Hugs to you both. ♥
Thank you so much Cecilia!!!!!! We hope that all is well in your world and wish we lived close enough to stitch together!!!! Sending a hug back to you!
I laughed out loud when Laura scolded Brenda for not writing down her fabric choices. Thank you so much for that Laura! So funny! You really made my day brighter ❤
Enjoyed seeing you both. Going to my first HATS retreat this weekend....so excited. Fun to see the BBD pattern flip through - I just love their designs. In fact I just finished two pieces from the book "A Fine Collection" : July's Celebration and Friendship Gathering. The "Sewing Club" book is also a favorite. I have stitched many from the "Winds of Autumn" and I did a FFO video for those back in the fall. Anywho...I could go on and on about BBD...😊 Take care and Happy Stitching!
OMG!! I could not quit laughing at all the side comments after Laura found out Brenda doesn’t keep records of fabric used!! Brenda, your public wants to know! LMAO You two are such a hoot! I was hunting for a particular start today (made the mistake of doing so while husband was in the room), and also had a few heart palpitations from all the goodness. I think hubby’s most ridiculous comment was “why do you need to buy another thing?” He can be such a doofus sometimes! LOL Happy stitching! Hugs!❤
Oh Joyce!!!!! Our husbands just do not understand. I don't know what part of their brains is missing, but there is something not right! Hope you found your project!
@@brendaandtheserialstarter2410 I did find it, thank you. It was American Flag Sampler by Kooler Design Studio. I agree there is a vital part missing in hubby’s brain! LOL
You guys! I went to the Attic for the first time two weeks ago while in town for a family wedding. I got to meet Jean and Carolyn and had the best time! My husband waited very quietly and patiently in the comfy chair by the window while I took my time wandering about the shop and in turn he got to eat an In ‘n Out burger for lunch. What a treasure that shop is as well as the lovely humans that work there! Will definitely go every time we get back down there! ❤
Oh another priceless flosstube. Laura when you were teasing Brenda about not needing to tell us what she stitched it on I was laughing out loud. And rewound it!
You girls make me feel so much better about my own stash. Have only come back to xstitch in the past year and already have boxes of fun things I want to stitch! How does this happen? I think it must be catching because we all have some form of stitch addiction! Love you'all!
I'm so in love with your videos. You two bring me so much joy and inspiration. Thank you so much for posting a video today and thank you so much for all that you share with us.
Thank you very much Laura!!! I had never heard of SubRosa but now I know her well. I think I cleaned out her Etsy shop!😂 I absolutely love her patterns! ❤
I found 36 ct Agave at Tomorrow's Heirlooms several weeks ago. I hope you are able to find it Brenda. Love your channel and look forward to new videos. I always have a good laugh.
Thank you so much for such a joy filled video. It really brightened my day. First there was soft drink unladylikeness , and then to find out someone doesn't keep track of fabrics, oh the horror. 😱 lol
Laura I am like you I love Indy car! You made me laugh... clutching your pearls at the thought of Brenda not tracking her fabric,as you ignored your mother and slurped your Diet Coke without a straw😂. I love both of you ladies...Thank You, for the joy you put out into the world by sharing your stitching, your stash investments and new investments. Thank You
I have been challenged by my middle school students to finish Land I Love by July retreat. I have been fairly monogamous since Feb. 19, which is not my ‘norm’. Your video brought so much joy to me. I will have to rewatch to soak up all the fabulous charts, linens and threads. I am trying to shop/stitch from stash-2 sons in college next year and a kitchen remodel have pinched the pocketbook a bit. ❤ Thanks for taking time to share so many lovely things with us.
Awesome video!!! Love all of your WIPS and projects that you two want to stitch!!! Brenda your Sampler Bowl is fabulous!!! Loved the long video!! Happy stitching, Lynn
Another great video! Thank you both so much! Brenda I agree with you that the designers do need to take sometime off so we can catch up on all our projects! lol!❤😂
Wow! Brenda was certainly “hepped up” in this show! I agree that I often feel totally overwhelmed with so many projects and I don’t have a quarter of the charts, kits, projects as you do! I agree, designers need to take a few years off!! LOL! You guys were hilarious when Laura reprimanded you for not writing down your fabric used! I loved it!! Guess “marching orders” go both ways! Love you both, enjoy what you are doing, and please keep enabling me!
Must admit it was hilarious seeing Brenda channel Laura and Laura channeling Brenda LMAO. We never get to see Laura putting everything back in the bags and Brenda pulling from bag after bag 😅. Love watching you two! Now that Ann Grimshaw is finished 8be moved on to an old WIP, Sneek by Long Dog. hopefully that will be finished in 2 weeks 😊
Am just finishing my first Blackbird - Away We Ride - and then I'm going to start some green pears. You've inspired me. I have an antique, cut-glass cake stand (don't eat cake anymore) so they will be displayed on the cake stand in the middle of my dining table. Thanks for the inspiration. Love you both.
Good to see you two again. It's May 1 today and snowing here in central Alberta (wet snow; we needed moisture so badly we're not even complaining!) Thanks for the mention of Mason Linen. I'd never tried it but Traditional Stitches is the vendor in this part of the world (maybe in all of Canada; I don't know), and they recently had a selection of Limited Edition linen from Mason. I scored a piece of 40 count; it came in the mail this week -- looks gorgeous! RE: Stitching from the bottom left: Caroline of Evertote does that most of the time. It would make me nervous too; I prefer to start in the top left. And...Lakeside. Yes, I know it's hard to find...but again, Traditional Stitches came through with a piece of 32 count Vintage Bisque for me in that same order (above) that I got last week. I'm going to use some of it for Jeannette Douglas' "Garden Box" smalls (I have my own antique sewing box for them; it was made by one of my grandmother's brothers a good 100 years ago or more). Definitely "Lakeside worthy", eh? 😊
Yay!! The dynamic duo is back❣️ That straw situation 😂 Thanks for sharing your stash & wip collection, your highs & lows and your encouragement to stitch what we love!
Absolutely amazing episode. I laughed at so many things. Laura was on one today. Thanks for the amazing inspiration, Brenda. And the beautiful message about our hobby and collections. It's all about whatever brings you joy.
Love to listen to you both while doing my own stitching!! Traditional stitches in Canada also sells mason linen. So much beautiful inspiration and knowledge
Ladies I most certainly enjoy your videos. And I want you to know that because Laura had to show her PDF Paloosa that she went on, I purchased Robins Nest. It’s a pretty chart, so thank you for sharing!
The sampler bowl is just GENIUS! It's a perfect display, Brenda! I always love visiting with you two enthusiastic ladies. Thank you for sharing your time and love of stitching. ❤ Also, my jaw dropped when Brenda confessed she didn't keep track of linen. So funny!
Florence Mary Dickenson is indeed beautiful. When it came out I ordered it even tho I'd never done a sampler. Laura said "it's just one stitch at a time" so I started it on Jan. 1, 2022 and finished it May 12, 2022. I was sad to finish her, such a good time stitching it. Looking for a new sampler to start now. Have completedA Samplerfor My Mother recently, which was my Jan 1, 2024 start. You 2 are bad influences!!!! Only in the best way of course. Your flosstubeis my favorite, keep them coming please.
Wanda! You did a wonderful job of finishing Florence Mary even before I started it! and before Brenda finished it. Congratulations!!!!!!! We are a bad influence, but you have redeemed us!
Love seeing your smiling faces. I did have to back up a couple of times and take screen shots. I am stitching on the sampler from the SGR retreat as you chat. It makes my heart sing. And I bought the sampler from Cross Stitch Antiques ❤! Have a blessed time until we meet again!
Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed seeing everything you have in your stash. I wish I stitched faster but I enjoy the process and the finish. You provide wonderful inspiration.
I’m enjoying preparing threads for kits as I watch you two share your love of stitching and paraphernalia. And I do consider playing with my stash an important sub-hobby to my main obsession!❤❤
You bring great joy and so many laugh-out-loud moments! I also have Sarah Milthorp and Ann Campion from Sampler Symposium 2023-also my first-with not a stitch in either but loving them both so much! Hearing your fabric choice for Sarah May get me going on it! Thanks for so many minutes of enjoyment.
This was such a fun video - I loved seeing everything. Brenda, I don’t keep track of my fabric either. I figure if someone likes a pattern they are going to use the fabric and threads they like anyway!! LOL. You go girl. Thanks for sharing all of your pretty projects, I always enjoy seeing what the two of you have been working on or are planning to work on. Happy stitching.😊
Thanks for the laughs! I love that Laura was giving the marching orders to Brenda. Cannot wait to see what happens in the next video. Will Brenda start all the things and Laura stitch on only a few projects??????? Happy Stitching!
I had missed you all when you were gone for a bit. So glad you both are back. So I decided to start watching you from the beginning of your videos. I watched them from beginning to end!!! One right after the other. I figured out your little inside jokes and laughed 😅 and cried 😢 with you both. You two seem like such amazing friends.I enjoyed the monogamous binge watching so much that all other floss tubes were left in the dust!!!! Thank you so much for all your fabulous videos. May you keep going for a long time. YOU boyh are my number 1 look for and watch first! I even have my daughter in law AND my sister watching you. (My sister is not a floss tube watcher). Hi from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦.. hey Laura. It was me that told you about my fave LNS in London Ontario.. when you went to stitchapoolaza with Jakob. Love you both ❤
I loved all of them and bought most of them!! 😂 I will keep her on my favorite list. Thank you so much for sharing. I had never heard of her and I love PDFs...no shipping cost!!
Ladies, you are just such fun! Brenda, I guess you need to quit work and stitch full time!!!!! Thank you for sharing all those wonderful things you want to stitch. And I agree with Laura…..we DO want to know what fabrics you have used and will be using!!!! I love football and miss it this time of year. Our Longhorns are moving into the SEC and that should be a challenge!!!!! In the NFL, we are Chief fans because I love Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, an old Big 12 quarterback. It has been nice to see the Texans come alive this year. I’ll look forward to your next visit. I love your attitudes as expressed at the end of this video. This all brings us joy so it’s worth whatever we spend and whatever time we spend on it. Carol in Texas Aj
I still can’t get over how funny it was when Laura found out that Brenda doesn’t keep track of what linen she uses! The shock on Laura’s face!!😲😂🤣 So all this time when Brenda tells what linen she used, she just is going by memory?? If so, that is amazing!
Loved seeing the two of you. I’m on team Laura on keeping track of the linen! I know I wasn’t asked but that’s just my 2 cents. I was laughing out loud at Laura’s shock and dismay at the revelation about the lack of linen recording. I hope that each of you were able to decide what to work on today. I enjoyed all the goodness you all showed us. Thank you.
The comment about not keeping track of Linen and Laura’s reaction, have me laughing so hard. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Never apologize for the haul, I’m with you love buying and supporting. I call it my collection 😊
LOVE your dough bowl idea! I do not have one 😳 Instead I use my Longaberger baskets....I have some antique embroidered pillow cases I may use to line my baskets......You girls have the best ideas and gorgeous stitching!!Don't worry about "stitch alongs and deadlines"... just call them "start alongs"!!! xoxo
Oh, this was such fun!!! Always so great to see both of you!!! Loved going through your projects, Brenda! I could not stop laughing at your absolute shock Laura that Brenda does not write down her fabric!!! That bowl full of goodness is amazing!! Thanks as always ladies and happy stitching!
You both are so funny. Love the way you banter back and forth…. You kept me smiling while doing some alterations on my grand daughter’s prom dress. Thank you❤. And Brenda … write down the fabric you use … 😂
Such a fun video today! I’m so glad you liked the fobs that I made. It was lovely talking to you, Laura. I hope you are both able to visit Acorns and Threads someday.
I love the mention of not going to finish everything. I do get concerned about buying more even though I have so much already. But, I also love supporting designers and shops, and it is fun! It's not any different than collecting baseball cards except we can actually use our collections. 😊
You two made my day - in so many ways today. No guilt allowed - you’re stitching, you’re inspiring others & you promote small businesses and then ….. you have fun. Sending warm wishes for peace your way. Stitch on 🎉 & thank you sincerely.
Love you two!! I told my kids the very same thing that my cross stitch brings me joy and I know I’ll never get to all of the stuff I buy ! I get joy just sitting and looking at my patterns and threads!
You both give all of us joy & so much laughter! Loved every minute even when you shocked the world with no record of your linen Brenda! I never laughed so hard! Tara stitched that one the week of her birthday! Have a great week thanks for sharing both of you!❤😂
What a great video. Fantastic stash. I love everything! I like to watch the Badgers when I stitch. Laura, you can stick the straw through the tab to hold it. Marilyn
You two are having fun, and so am I!! Haha! I will never get all of my patterns stitched-but who cares? I am happy. And as the saying goes, if Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! Great video and it was good seeing you both. I look forward to each video. Until next time. ♥ Pam Miller
Diet Coke + straw: Bend the tab back over the opening and stick the straw though the small hole. Straw will stay in place. 🥰
I shall be trying that technique! Thanks!
@@brendaandtheserialstarter2410I love you’re 60 years old and still do what your mother tells you!! LOL (I did, too!)
Watching you guys is like watching Mary Poppins take things out of her bag! I'm a new viewer and am just LOVING watching you two! I smile through the entire episodes with numerous bouts of laughing out loud! Just so great!!😄Oooba Dooba!!!
I am rolling! Laura's shock and disgust about the unrecorded linen! ❤😂❤
OMG! I almost end peed my pants when Laura found out Brenda doesn’t keep track of her fabric used! 🤣😂🤣😂
To Brenda’s credit she does remember a lot of the fabrics she uses.
I understand being overwhelmed, there just isn’t enough time in the day and even when you retire there still won’t be enough hours in the day!
Happy stitching Ladies, love all your projects, wips, finishes. Hope to see you again soon!
Thank you Sue!!!
Your my 2nd FlossTube to watch. Your two are cute. Been XStitching since 1980.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the Sampler Bowl, just beautiful! Brenda, I love your want to stitch collection.
Not only do I cross stitch, but I quilt. I love going thru my stash, it makes me so happy. Yes, I get overwhelmed, I have so much. and no I dont feel guilty. I work full time as a Nurse. My crafting is my mental health time
Love your thoughts Linda! and we agree with you totally!
You each make me so happy. I don’t have any cross stitch friends locally so you two fill the bill. You make me laugh and inspire me and I appreciate you so much. Thank you friends.
Thank you so much Virginia!!!! We are definitely your stitching friends!
I have been watching your videos religiously from the very beginning and just love watching the two of you! Your stitching is amazing and Brenda, all the stitchy goodies! Love them all! I died laughing when Brenda spoke about the floss drops that Laura never gave her. Too funny! Thank you for brightening my Sundays. Brenda, any advice for me about chemo? I am about to start radiation and chemo combined and then 18 sessions of heavy duty chemo. I admired your courage. Thank you ladies for the wonderful videos, for sharing your love of stitching and for all of your stash!!!
We are sending you lots of love and best wishes for your chemo and radiation therapy Linda!!!!!!! Brenda can give you some tips but we hope you can keep stitching during this difficult time. Hugs!!!
I have never laughed so hard when Laura found out Brenda didn’t write down the linen she uses… you ladies are my favorite to watch when I need a laugh… you brighten my day…and inspire me with your projects. ❤😂
Thank you so much!!!!!!
Wow! That was quite the Brenda show today! 😂 I'm not used to seeing Brenda all hepped up and Laura so cool and collected...and giving Brenda those marching orders to write down her fabric choices! 😂. What's happening in the universe?! 😂 Brenda, I love how your Florence Mary Dickinson piece is coming along. I've been waffling about getting that for so long now. I'm off to Hobby House to see if any charts are left. Hope you are both enjoying whatever it is you'll be stitching on in the next few weeks! Be well!
I hope that you were able to get Florence Mary! Wasn't that role reversal hilarious!!!!??
I like to consider myself a collector of all the pretty cross stitch things. The process of purchasing and picking out fabric and threads is enjoyable to me. I like you have so many things kitted up to stitch and I realize I will not live long enough to stitch it all but it is my hobby and I love it! I so enjoy watching your videos.🙂❤
Thank you so much! We totally agree with your comments! 100 percent!
Can I just say how much I love you two? I really love how you said you support the designers (when you were talking about 20 years worth of stitching). I feel the same way. As a quilter, I think collecting fabric and sewing a quilt are two separate hobbies! Keep doing what you are doing!
Thank you Debbie! Let's keep supporting those designers!
I'm so appreciative of you both...you bring me so much happiness ❤❤❤. I love all you share and your patterns, floss, fabric help this stitchie community so much. I'm certain I have more love and appreciation for the artists from watching you then I would on my own. I'm definitely buying some charts...heartstring samplery strawberry....I've never seen before and now it's in my cart as a PDF to buy. Your enthusiasm is beyond containment and very contagious and welcome in my world.❤❤❤
Thank you so much Kim!!!!!! That kind of enthusiasm keeps us going!
Oh, ladies, what a wonderful video! You two are the greatest enablers! Another one worthy of multiple viewings, so much stitchy goodness. Thanks for sharing all of your project bags along with the projects enclosed in them. Brenda, your dough bowl is so amazing! A gorgeous vignette of your beautiful stitching arranged with such lovely vintage pieces. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much Sandy!!!
Absolutely the best words to live by, "stitch what you love and enjoy it". Thank you for reminding us what is important. Happy stitching 💚
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Brenda, Three things: Your finish was gorgeous, your bowl presentation was a great idea, and 3 Laura gave you marching orders. Keep track of what fabric you are using. The people want to know! I appreciate you sharing your charts. Some people collect stamps, cars etc you collect cross stitch. Go for it❣️
Thank you Nancy!!!!
Thanks for another fabulous video! It was almost like Freaky Friday - Brenda was Laura and Laura was Brenda!! 😂 No such thing as a too long Floss Tube or too much stash!❤️
It was like Freaky Friday! Hah!
I could watch a flosstube with you two EVERY day!! So much joy, laughter, inspiration and stash envy!! Please don't stay away too long, so we don't have withdrawals! xoxoxo
Thank you so much Barbara!!! Believe me, we would rather make videos than go to work!!!
What a joy watching you today! 🫎
Thank you!
Brenda you need to finish Every Opening Flower!! You are the reason I came back to cross stitch and that is the pattern you showed when you had it started. I have completely gone down the rabbit hole!! Love you all so much.
We are very happy to hear that you joined us down the rabbit hole!!!!!
I always watch every episode of your flosstubes but I have to admit this one had me laughing out loud! Especially since Brenda doesn’t write down her linen picks. Too funny. I thought Laura was going to give Brenda marching choices. Thanks for sharing all of your stitchy goodies with us even though you have other things going on behind the scenes. Until your next video…take care.
Thank you Cindy!!!!!
Oh, ladies. I so needed your hilarity this weekend. Thank you for the laughs. (Laura’s realization that Brenda doesn’t keep track of fabric names was priceless. Brenda, your knowledge week over week of fabrics astounds me!) You are the best of friends. Thank you for sharing your love of stitching with us all. Hugs to you both. ♥
Thank you so much Cecilia!!!!!! We hope that all is well in your world and wish we lived close enough to stitch together!!!! Sending a hug back to you!
Enjoy watching you two funny ladies have fun with all your stitcheries. Made by day.
Thank you Sharon!
I love every opening flower.
It is so beautiful!!!
Y’all are the best. You always make me laugh and smile. ❤
Thank you Celeste!
I laughed out loud when Laura scolded Brenda for not writing down her fabric choices. Thank you so much for that Laura! So funny! You really made my day brighter ❤
It really was a shocking turn of events!
Enjoyed seeing you both. Going to my first HATS retreat this weekend....so excited. Fun to see the BBD pattern flip through - I just love their designs. In fact I just finished two pieces from the book "A Fine Collection" : July's Celebration and Friendship Gathering. The "Sewing Club" book is also a favorite. I have stitched many from the "Winds of Autumn" and I did a FFO video for those back in the fall. Anywho...I could go on and on about BBD...😊 Take care and Happy Stitching!
Thank you so much! We know you will have an amazing time at the retreat this weekend!!!!!! Wish we could be there too!
@@brendaandtheserialstarter2410 oh, for the two you to be there too…that would be the icing on the cake!
I just love you two……there are no words! “ I enjoy supporting the designers…..” 😂😂😂.
Thank you Donna!!!
Happy to see you today ! Love your STITCH sticker
Thank you Kathy!!!!
Oh my goodness, you two....🩷💙❤️ So wonderful to watch "friends" who share the joy of needlework 🪡❌ THANK YOU 🌸🌱🪻🌱🌼
Thank you June!
Love your suggestion for floss storage!
OMG!! I could not quit laughing at all the side comments after Laura found out Brenda doesn’t keep records of fabric used!! Brenda, your public wants to know! LMAO You two are such a hoot! I was hunting for a particular start today (made the mistake of doing so while husband was in the room), and also had a few heart palpitations from all the goodness. I think hubby’s most ridiculous comment was “why do you need to buy another thing?” He can be such a doofus sometimes! LOL Happy stitching! Hugs!❤
Oh Joyce!!!!! Our husbands just do not understand. I don't know what part of their brains is missing, but there is something not right! Hope you found your project!
@@brendaandtheserialstarter2410 I did find it, thank you. It was American Flag Sampler by Kooler Design Studio. I agree there is a vital part missing in hubby’s brain! LOL
You guys! I went to the Attic for the first time two weeks ago while in town for a family wedding. I got to meet Jean and Carolyn and had the best time! My husband waited very quietly and patiently in the comfy chair by the window while I took my time wandering about the shop and in turn he got to eat an In ‘n Out burger for lunch. What a treasure that shop is as well as the lovely humans that work there! Will definitely go every time we get back down there! ❤
Love this story!!!!!!! What a great day that was and In and Out too!!! Sheer perfection!!!!!! Yes, go back every time you are in town!
Oh another priceless flosstube. Laura when you were teasing Brenda about not needing to tell us what she stitched it on I was laughing out loud. And rewound it!
Thank you Joanne!!!! I might need to go watch that myself and get a chuckle!
You girls make me feel so much better about my own stash. Have only come back to xstitch in the past year and already have boxes of fun things I want to stitch! How does this happen? I think it must be catching because we all have some form of stitch addiction! Love you'all!
We are total addicts!!!!!!! It is just so much fun!!!!!!! Thanks Connie!
Laura- I am an Indy air fan also! I was at the Birmingham race on the 28th. Love you two and enjoy your talks. Keep it going!
I am so jealous that you were at Birmingham! That looks like a wonderful track. Such beautiful surroundings!!!!
@@brendaandtheserialstarter2410 it was a pretty track but the amount of track you can see from one vantage point is limited.
I'm so in love with your videos. You two bring me so much joy and inspiration. Thank you so much for posting a video today and thank you so much for all that you share with us.
Thank you for your very kind and inspiring comments!!!
Thank you very much Laura!!! I had never heard of SubRosa but now I know her well. I think I cleaned out her Etsy shop!😂 I absolutely love her patterns! ❤
Wasn't that fun looking through all her charts???? So many good ones!
I found 36 ct Agave at Tomorrow's Heirlooms several weeks ago. I hope you are able to find it Brenda. Love your channel and look forward to new videos. I always have a good laugh.
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for such a joy filled video. It really brightened my day. First there was soft drink unladylikeness , and then to find out someone doesn't keep track of fabrics, oh the horror. 😱 lol
I mean!!!! It all was a bit much right?!!!!
Laura I am like you I love Indy car! You made me laugh... clutching your pearls at the thought of Brenda not tracking her fabric,as you ignored your mother and slurped your Diet Coke without a straw😂. I love both of you ladies...Thank You, for the joy you put out into the world by sharing your stitching, your stash investments and new investments. Thank You
Thank you for a very fun comment!!!!! Love it!
I have been challenged by my middle school students to finish Land I Love by July retreat. I have been fairly monogamous since Feb. 19, which is not my ‘norm’. Your video brought so much joy to me. I will have to rewatch to soak up all the fabulous charts, linens and threads. I am trying to shop/stitch from stash-2 sons in college next year and a kitchen remodel have pinched the pocketbook a bit. ❤ Thanks for taking time to share so many lovely things with us.
That is the great thing about having a big stash...shopping from it brings lots of joy! Hope you can meet your goal on Land that I love!!!
Awesome video!!! Love all of your WIPS and projects that you two want to stitch!!! Brenda your
Sampler Bowl is fabulous!!! Loved the long video!! Happy stitching, Lynn
Thank you Lynn!
Another great video! Thank you both so much! Brenda I agree with you that the designers do need to take sometime off so we can catch up on all our projects! lol!❤😂
Right????!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing! So much eye candy, I loved it. Keep on stitching and do what you love!
Thank you Diane!!! You too!
Wow! Brenda was certainly “hepped up” in this show! I agree that I often feel totally overwhelmed with so many projects and I don’t have a quarter of the charts, kits, projects as you do! I agree, designers need to take a few years off!! LOL! You guys were hilarious when Laura reprimanded you for not writing down your fabric used! I loved it!! Guess “marching orders” go both ways! Love you both, enjoy what you are doing, and please keep enabling me!
Thank you Carol!!!!! I had to get "serious" with Brenda this time!
Must admit it was hilarious seeing Brenda channel Laura and Laura channeling Brenda LMAO. We never get to see Laura putting everything back in the bags and Brenda pulling from bag after bag 😅. Love watching you two! Now that Ann Grimshaw is finished 8be moved on to an old WIP, Sneek by Long Dog. hopefully that will be finished in 2 weeks 😊
You finished the beautiful Ann Grimshaw! That is so wonderful!!!!!!
Brenda, thank you, thank you, thank you! So encouraging!
Thank you for watching!
Am just finishing my first Blackbird - Away We Ride - and then I'm going to start some green pears. You've inspired me. I have an antique, cut-glass cake stand (don't eat cake anymore) so they will be displayed on the cake stand in the middle of my dining table. Thanks for the inspiration. Love you both.
They are going to look SO GOOD on a cake stand!!!!!!!!! How exciting!
Good to see you two again. It's May 1 today and snowing here in central Alberta (wet snow; we needed moisture so badly we're not even complaining!) Thanks for the mention of Mason Linen. I'd never tried it but Traditional Stitches is the vendor in this part of the world (maybe in all of Canada; I don't know), and they recently had a selection of Limited Edition linen from Mason. I scored a piece of 40 count; it came in the mail this week -- looks gorgeous!
RE: Stitching from the bottom left: Caroline of Evertote does that most of the time. It would make me nervous too; I prefer to start in the top left. And...Lakeside. Yes, I know it's hard to find...but again, Traditional Stitches came through with a piece of 32 count Vintage Bisque for me in that same order (above) that I got last week. I'm going to use some of it for Jeannette Douglas' "Garden Box" smalls (I have my own antique sewing box for them; it was made by one of my grandmother's brothers a good 100 years ago or more). Definitely "Lakeside worthy", eh? 😊
How exciting Margaret!!!! You will be stitching on some beautiful linen!! Very special!
Yay!! The dynamic duo is back❣️
That straw situation 😂 Thanks for sharing your stash & wip collection, your highs & lows and your encouragement to stitch what we love!
Thank you for watching!!
Absolutely amazing episode. I laughed at so many things. Laura was on one today. Thanks for the amazing inspiration, Brenda. And the beautiful message about our hobby and collections. It's all about whatever brings you joy.
Thank you!!!!
Love to listen to you both while doing my own stitching!! Traditional stitches in Canada also sells mason linen. So much beautiful inspiration and knowledge
Thanks for the information and kind comments!
I had the pleasure of visiting Colorado Cross Stitcher shop on a recent road trip. Yes, her recent floss tube was great !!!!!!!
Ohhhh! We are jealous!!!!!!
I love seeing your stitching and your friendship.
Thank you so much!
Ladies I most certainly enjoy your videos. And I want you to know that because Laura had to show her PDF Paloosa that she went on, I purchased Robins Nest. It’s a pretty chart, so thank you for sharing!
Yay!!! I always love to enable! Thank you Tracy!
The sampler bowl is just GENIUS! It's a perfect display, Brenda! I always love visiting with you two enthusiastic ladies. Thank you for sharing your time and love of stitching. ❤ Also, my jaw dropped when Brenda confessed she didn't keep track of linen. So funny!
Brenda's sampler bowl is so so amazing!!!!! We all need to make one and WE ALL NEED TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT LINEN WE USE! Brenda!!!!
I absolutely love the Scottie tape measure, what a find. Thanks ladies for such a fun visit!
Thank you!!!!
YOU GUYS CRACK ME UP!!!!! I've missed you, wish you were on every day!!! Thanks for all the information and enabling!
Thank you so much! We wish that this was our real job!
You ladies were so much fun today! Enjoyed all the lovely stitching and finishes.
Thank you Joy!
The straw with your Diet Coke was epic. I love you both showing your goodies. I moved back to Michigan last week.
Go Blue! I think I have the straw issued figured out. We shall see next Saturday! Thank you for watching!
Florence Mary Dickenson is indeed beautiful. When it came out I ordered it even tho I'd never done a sampler. Laura said "it's just one stitch at a time" so I started it on Jan. 1, 2022 and finished it May 12, 2022. I was sad to finish her, such a good time stitching it. Looking for a new sampler to start now. Have completedA Samplerfor My Mother recently, which was my Jan 1, 2024 start. You 2 are bad influences!!!! Only in the best way of course. Your flosstubeis my favorite, keep them coming please.
Wanda! You did a wonderful job of finishing Florence Mary even before I started it! and before Brenda finished it. Congratulations!!!!!!! We are a bad influence, but you have redeemed us!
Love seeing your smiling faces. I did have to back up a couple of times and take screen shots. I am stitching on the sampler from the SGR retreat as you chat. It makes my heart sing. And I bought the sampler from Cross Stitch Antiques ❤! Have a blessed time until we meet again!
How exciting Anne! You are working on some great samplers!
Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed seeing everything you have in your stash. I wish I stitched faster but I enjoy the process and the finish. You provide wonderful inspiration.
Thank you very kindly!!!
I’m enjoying preparing threads for kits as I watch you two share your love of stitching and paraphernalia. And I do consider playing with my stash an important sub-hobby to my main obsession!❤❤
Oh great term...sub-hobby!!!!!!!! Love that! Thank you Karen!
You bring great joy and so many laugh-out-loud moments! I also have Sarah Milthorp and Ann Campion from Sampler Symposium 2023-also my first-with not a stitch in either but loving them both so much! Hearing your fabric choice for Sarah May get me going on it! Thanks for so many minutes of enjoyment.
Thank you Leslie!!! Yes.... get going on Sarah Milthorp!!!!!!!!
This was such a fun video - I loved seeing everything. Brenda, I don’t keep track of my fabric either. I figure if someone likes a pattern they are going to use the fabric and threads they like anyway!! LOL. You go girl. Thanks for sharing all of your pretty projects, I always enjoy seeing what the two of you have been working on or are planning to work on. Happy stitching.😊
Thank you Pam!!!! Well you make a good point in Brenda's favor, but I am not letting her off the hook that easy!
Thanks for the laughs! I love that Laura was giving the marching orders to Brenda. Cannot wait to see what happens in the next video. Will Brenda start all the things and Laura stitch on only a few projects??????? Happy Stitching!
We will probably revert back to our original forms.......but who knows!
Favorite Episode! All willy-nilly with the fabric Brenda. Laura, so. hilarious!!
Thank you!!!!!
Hi Ladies, So happy to see you and get to smile and laugh awhile! The two of you are so cute! Exquisite stitching as always!
Thank you so much!
I had missed you all when you were gone for a bit. So glad you both are back. So I decided to start watching you from the beginning of your videos. I watched them from beginning to end!!! One right after the other. I figured out your little inside jokes and laughed 😅 and cried 😢 with you both. You two seem like such amazing friends.I enjoyed the monogamous binge watching so much that all other floss tubes were left in the dust!!!!
Thank you so much for all your fabulous videos. May you keep going for a long time. YOU boyh are my number 1 look for and watch first! I even have my daughter in law AND my sister watching you. (My sister is not a floss tube watcher).
Hi from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦.. hey Laura. It was me that told you about my fave LNS in London Ontario.. when you went to stitchapoolaza with Jakob. Love you both ❤
Thank you so much for your lovely comments!!!!!!!! Wish we were back at Jacobpalooza!!! Thanks for watching all those videos!
I loved all of them and bought most of them!! 😂 I will keep her on my favorite list. Thank you so much for sharing. I had never heard of her and I love PDFs...no shipping cost!!
Aren't they amazing designs! I want them all!
I couldn't stop laughing at Lora trying to boss you around. Hilarious fun.
Brenda really needed some stern direction! Sheesh!
You enjoy buying the stuff and I am certainly enjoy seeing it all. Thanks for a spectacular episode!
Thank you Phyllis!
I actually love the eyelet stitch!
I’m doing a sampler now with a lot of them … I just get in the groove and go!
That is wonderful that you can do that!!!!!! Yay!!! I bet your stitches are beautiful!
Ladies, you are just such fun! Brenda, I guess you need to quit work and stitch full time!!!!! Thank you for sharing all those wonderful things you want to stitch. And I agree with Laura…..we DO want to know what fabrics you have used and will be using!!!! I love football and miss it this time of year. Our Longhorns are moving into the SEC and that should be a challenge!!!!! In the NFL, we are Chief fans because I love Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, an old Big 12 quarterback. It has been nice to see the Texans come alive this year. I’ll look forward to your next visit. I love your attitudes as expressed at the end of this video. This all brings us joy so it’s worth whatever we spend and whatever time we spend on it. Carol in Texas
Aj
Thank you Carol!!!!!!!! We definitely both want to quit work and stitch full-time! Someday!!!! Glad you enjoy those football games!
Love you gals! Your tomato display is awesome Brenda! You give me so much inspiration!
Thank you!
I still can’t get over how funny it was when Laura found out that Brenda doesn’t keep track of what linen she uses! The shock on Laura’s face!!😲😂🤣 So all this time when Brenda tells what linen she used, she just is going by memory?? If so, that is amazing!
She really is amazing! What a memory. She still should write them down though!!!
Loved seeing the two of you. I’m on team Laura on keeping track of the linen! I know I wasn’t asked but that’s just my 2 cents. I was laughing out loud at Laura’s shock and dismay at the revelation about the lack of linen recording. I hope that each of you were able to decide what to work on today. I enjoyed all the goodness you all showed us. Thank you.
Thank you Mary Ellen! I hope Brenda mends her ways!
You are right, Laura, I never have the right threads. No matter how many threads I have it’s never the right ones.
The comment about not keeping track of Linen and Laura’s reaction, have me laughing so hard. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Never apologize for the haul, I’m with you love buying and supporting. I call it my collection 😊
Thank you Lowana!!!!!!
The part about Brenda not keeping track of the linen ROFL I played it back a few times and laughed just as hard each time!
I seriously cannot believe she has not been recording that information!!! Crazy!!!!
@@michaelduet7930 "There's no need for the naming of the linen" 😂😂😂
LOVE your dough bowl idea! I do not have one 😳 Instead I use my Longaberger baskets....I have some antique embroidered pillow cases I may use to line my baskets......You girls have the best ideas and gorgeous stitching!!Don't worry about "stitch alongs and deadlines"... just call them "start alongs"!!! xoxo
Thank you Christine!!!!!!!
Such a great early evening stitching and watching you ladies. Thank you xx
Thank you so much for watching!
Love all the stitching! Skol Vikings! Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you!!!
So much fun ladies! Loved seeing the “10” projects and all the rest of them! ESP the blackbirds designs! Have a great stitchy week.
Thank you!!!
Oh, this was such fun!!! Always so great to see both of you!!! Loved going through your projects, Brenda! I could not stop laughing at your absolute shock Laura that Brenda does not write down her fabric!!! That bowl full of goodness is amazing!! Thanks as always ladies and happy stitching!
Thank you Wanda!!!!!!
I love watching you two 😂 a good way to wind down after work, I love all your stitching, and yes we need to know what fabric you stitch on. X
Thank you!!!!
You both are so funny. Love the way you banter back and forth…. You kept me smiling while doing some alterations on my grand daughter’s prom dress. Thank you❤. And Brenda … write down the fabric you use … 😂
Thank you Jody!
Such a fun video today! I’m so glad you liked the fobs that I made. It was lovely talking to you, Laura. I hope you are both able to visit Acorns and Threads someday.
Thank you Sarah!!! Your fobs are SO BEAUTIFUL! We love them dearly and hope we can get to A&T soon!!!!
I love the mention of not going to finish everything. I do get concerned about buying more even though I have so much already. But, I also love supporting designers and shops, and it is fun! It's not any different than collecting baseball cards except we can actually use our collections. 😊
We agree 100 percent with every word you said!!! Thank you Alison!
You two made my day - in so many ways today. No guilt allowed - you’re stitching, you’re inspiring others & you promote small businesses and then ….. you have fun.
Sending warm wishes for peace your way. Stitch on 🎉 & thank you sincerely.
Thank you very kindly for making us feel so happy! Very much appreciated!
Love watching you both! So much laughter and beautiful stitching, so inspiring! Thank so much!!
Thank you very much!
Love you two!! I told my kids the very same thing that my cross stitch brings me joy and I know I’ll never get to all of the stuff I buy ! I get joy just sitting and looking at my patterns and threads!
Isn't that the truth!!!!!! Sometimes after I get home from work I go pull 3 or 4 kitted projects just to look through them and dream!
You both give all of us joy & so much laughter! Loved every minute even when you shocked the world with no record of your linen Brenda! I never laughed so hard! Tara stitched that one the week of her birthday! Have a great week thanks for sharing both of you!❤😂
Thank you!!!
What a great video.
Fantastic stash. I love everything!
I like to watch the Badgers when I stitch.
Laura, you can stick the straw through the tab to hold it.
Marilyn
Thank you Marilyn!!!
Long video...check. Parade of charts....check. Lots of cool haul...check. Another awesome video! Thank you ladies!!
Thank you Jennifer!
You two are having fun, and so am I!! Haha! I will never get all of my patterns stitched-but who cares? I am happy. And as the saying goes, if Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! Great video and it was good seeing you both. I look forward to each video. Until next time. ♥ Pam Miller
Thank you Pam!!!!
Girls....you are the best. Always look forward to your Flosstube😄👍
Thank you Nancy!
So happy to see y’all!
Thank you Jenny!